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Wordnet 3.0

ADVERB (1)

1. in an approving manner;
- Example: "she nodded approvingly"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Approving \Ap*prov"ing\, a.
   Expressing approbation; commending; as, an approving smile.
   -- Ap*prov"ing*ly, adv.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

approvingly
    adv 1: in an approving manner; "she nodded approvingly" [ant:
           disapprovingly]